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I know I'm going to get stoned for this, but I find it kind of boring to see page after page of Rolex, Speedys, and Pannys. I know that's what the majority of you buy, and you all have your own reasons for it, but where's the uniqueness? I guess it's an extension of the SF groupthink. Kind of like AE shoes.
Don't get me wrong. I can appreciate that they are nice watches, but after seeing the 379th Blue Submariner, it starts to loose the specialness.
7. beautiful watches are always special. the 1st time, and the 5 millionth.
I like AE shoes. Sue me.
Not to interrupt the beating, but 116520 Daytona -- black or white dial?
I like AE shoes. Sue me.
Not to interrupt the beating, but 116520 Daytona -- black or white dial?
I know I'm going to get stoned for this, but I find it kind of boring to see page after page of Rolex, Speedys, and Pannys. I know that's what the majority of you buy, and you all have your own reasons for it, but where's the uniqueness? I guess it's an extension of the SF groupthink. Kind of like AE shoes.
Don't get me wrong. I can appreciate that they are nice watches, but after seeing the 379th Blue Submariner, it starts to loose the specialness.
You missed the Patek collection posted recently.
I think Roger nailed it...with "And your contributions to this thread have been.... ????I know I'm going to get stoned for this, but I find it kind of boring to see page after page of Rolex, Speedys, and Pannys. I know that's what the majority of you buy, and you all have your own reasons for it, but where's the uniqueness? I guess it's an extension of the SF groupthink. Kind of like AE shoes.
Don't get me wrong. I can appreciate that they are nice watches, but after seeing the 379th Blue Submariner, it starts to loose the specialness.
White is easier to read than the black...but on the current version I greatly prefer the black dial. I've owned black and white of the El Primero based Daytonas, but only kept the black dials. Its a watch you really need to try on to see which appeals to you. I preferred it when the subdials on the white dial were black. I find them a bit washed out when its silver on a white dial. Good luck.Not to interrupt the beating, but 116520 Daytona -- black or white dial?
I might stone him.4. no one will stone you.
7. beautiful watches are always special. the 1st time, and the 5 millionth.
+1,000,000Who ever swore off all hot blondes just because one of his buddies once had one?
Very nice response to ABCXYZ!
Thanks Nuke.As an aside Dino, you have been on an absolute roll lately.
And well said Stitchy. I agree on all points.
And finally, this thread has become as much about posting pictures as it has about discussing watches. It is actually much more about discussion. If I just wanted to oogle pictures, there are plenty of websites that I could turn to. But there is no other thread that has as many posters who put so much thought into every one of their posts.
I know I'm going to get stoned for this, but I find it kind of boring to see page after page of Rolex, Speedys, and Pannys. I know that's what the majority of you buy, and you all have your own reasons for it, but where's the uniqueness? I guess it's an extension of the SF groupthink. Kind of like AE shoes.
Don't get me wrong. I can appreciate that they are nice watches, but after seeing the 379th Blue Submariner, it starts to loose the specialness.
1. popular watches are popular for a reason.
2. most people can "only" afford to have a few luxury watches, so its almost inevitable that many people, especially like minded people who are looking for certain design features and certain purchase to value ratios, would end up with similar, if not identical watches, within the aforementioned subset of popular watches.
3. as has been stated, if you keep up with the thread long term, you will see indeed a very nice variety of watches featured here. sure there is group think here as i just said, but there is also a lot of individuality expressed here. some of the individuality expressed might be nuances in similar models, and some might be in different models and brands altogether, for example, roger p's recent zenith and his moser. either way, its not monochrome up in this TWAT.
4. no one will stone you.
5. please do not ever again compare rolexes, omegas and panerais to AEs. that might get you stoned.
6. there are far more black faced subs than blue, in these pages.
7. beautiful watches are always special. the 1st time, and the 5 millionth.
As an aside Dino, you have been on an absolute roll lately.
And well said Stitchy. I agree on all points.
And finally, this thread has become as much about posting pictures as it has about discussing watches. It is actually much more about discussion. If I just wanted to oogle pictures, there are plenty of websites that I could turn to. But there is no other thread that has as many posters who put so much thought into every one of their posts.
Thanks Nuke.
I think you hit upon a very valuable point. That while we enjoy seeing photos of people's latest pride and joy and their heirloom watches, and photos do liven the place up (especially of Kate.) this thread is so much more. Many of us come here for the discussions, well reasoned opinions, the humor, friendships, and to learn. I also like the general atmosphere. Some forums for watches seem too bubble gum basic, and you see the same question asked a thousand times. Other forums are so technical (which can be good for answering certain questions) that they get too bogged down, and the discussions are so slow that they nearly put the reader into a coma. Here there is enough of a mix between newbie questions that are easy to answer, and more thought provoking questions from seasoned collectors, which results in there being something for everyone to enjoy and participate in, on this thread. I just don't like to see someone suggest that some watches are too common or boring for owners to post photos, because I see that as not being very constructive and possibly inhibiting valuable contributors from feeling welcome to share their ideas, their purchase experiences, and photos of what may mean a great deal to them.